Campus & Community

Well-being Wednesdays, a Student Affairs initiative, offer the WashU community an opportunity to learn about wellness-related programs, buy fresh produce, enjoy a free cup of coffee and take a moment to relax.

Three WashU investigators have been recognized with prestigious awards through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s High-Risk, High-Reward Research program, which supports unconventional approaches to major challenges in biomedical and behavioral research.

Diana J. Montaño and Christina Ramos, both faculty members in the Department of History in Arts & Sciences, have been selected as Georgie W. Lewis Career Development Professors.

James “Jim” Clark Ballard, a former senior lecturer and director of the Engineering Communication Center in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, died Sept. 29 in St. Louis following a sudden cardiac arrest. He was 79.

Proscovia Nabunya, an associate professor at the Brown School, has been named director of the school’s International Center for Child Health and Development.

The Confluence Collaborative for Community Engagement at WashU is now accepting nominations and applications for the William H. Danforth St. Louis Confluence Award. 

Led by members of the women’s tennis team, the WashU chapter of Second Serves hosts tennis clinics for the local community and provides donated rackets and covers, shoes and tennis bags for children.

The university plans to test WashU Alerts, its emergency communication system, at 8:55 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7. The test will encompass all WashU Alert modes.

Images from on and around the WashU campuses.

Kim and Tim Eberlein, MD, were recently honored with the 2025 Jane and Whitney Harris St. Louis Community Service Award. The honor recognizes couples who contribute to the betterment of the greater St. Louis community.